Uncharted 2 Grabs 10 AIAS Awards

Well it looks like the AIAS is reinforcing what the rest of the industry has been saying since its release as Uncharted 2 has walked away with a stellar 10 awards this year. As is the tradition around here, Jay Mohr took the stage to host the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at DICE 2010. While the results definitely favored Naughty Dog's action/adventure game, other big winners included Batman: Arkham Asylum, Scribblenauts and Modern Warfare 2. For those of you who don't know, the AIAS awards are peer voted, meaning that the developers are picking the winners. Also honored this year were David Crane with the first annual Pioneer Award. Doug Lowenstein with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mark Cerny was inducted into the Hall of Fame. See the full list of winners below.

Game of the Year:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Producer: Sam Thompson
·       Creative Director: Amy Hennig
·       Game Director: Bruce Straley
   
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Producer: Sam Thompson
·       Creative Director: Amy Hennig
·       Game Director: Bruce Straley

Casual Game of the Year
Flower
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
·       Developer: thatgamecompany
·       Producer: Kellee Santiago
·       Creative Director: Jenova Chen

Fighting Game of the Year
Street Fighter IV
·       Publisher: Capcom
·       Developer: Capcom
·       Producer: Yoshinori Ono

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Origins
·       Publisher: Electronic Arts
·       Developer: Bioware
·       Producer: Mark Darrah
·       Creative  Director: Mike Laidlaw
·       Game Director: Mark Darrah

Sports Game of the Year
FIFA Soccer 10
·       Publisher: Electronic Arts
·       Developer: EA Canada
·       Producer: David Rutter
·       Creative Director: Gary Paterson
·       Game Director: Kaz Makita

Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 3
·       Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
·       Developer: Turn 10 Studios
·       Producer: Korey Krauskopf
·       Creative Director: John Wendl
·       Game Director: Dan Greenawalt   

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Batman: Arkham Asylum
·       Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
·       Developer: Rocksteady Studios
·       Lead Level Designer: Ian Ball

Adventure Game of the Year
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Producer: Sam Thompson
·       Creative Director: Amy Hennig
·       Game Director: Bruce Straley   

Social Networking Game of the Year
Farmville              
·       Publisher: Zynga            
·       Developer: Zynga
·       Producer: David Gray
·       Creative Director: Mark Skaggs
·       Game Director: Bill Mooney

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Brütal Legend
·       Publisher: Electronic Arts
·       Developer: Double Fine Productions
·       Producer: Caroline Esmurdoc
·       Creative Director: Tim Schafer
·       Game Director: Tim Schafer

Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
·       Publisher: Activision
·       Developer: Infinity Ward
·       Producer: Mark Rubin
·       Game Director: Jason West

 Family Game of the Year
The Beatles: Rock Band
·       Publisher: MTV Games
·       Developer: Harmonix Music Systems
·       Producers: Paul DeGooyer, Jeff Jones, Alex Rigopulos
·       Creative Director: Chris Foster
·       Game Director: Josh Randall
   
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Scribblenauts
·       Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
·       Developer: 5th Cell Media
·       Producer: Joseph M. Tringali
·       Creative Director: Jeremiah Slaczka
·       Game Director: Jeremiah Slaczka

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Lead Animators: Josh Scherr, Jeremy Lai-Yates, Mike Yosh

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Technology Director: Pal-Kristian Engstad

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Art Directors: Erick Pangilinan, Robh Ruppel

Outstanding Achievement in Story -Adapted
Batman: Arkham Asylum
·       Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
·       Developer: Rocksteady Studios
·       Writers: Paul Dini, Paul Crocker

 Outstanding Character Performance
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Joker
·       Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
·       Developer: Rocksteady Studios
·       Writers: Paul Dini, Paul Crocker
·       Voice Actor: Mark Hamill

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
·       Publisher: Activision
·       Developer: Infinity Ward
·       Lead Online Designer: Todd Alderman

Outstanding Achievement in Story - Original
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Writers: Amy Hennig, Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
·       Composer: Greg Edmonson

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Brütal Legend
·       Publisher: Electronic Arts
·       Developer: Double Fine Productions
·       Music Supervisor: Emily Ridgway

 Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog
Lead Game Play Programmer: Travis McIntosh

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves             
·       Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment             
·       Developer: Naughty Dog

Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design
Scribblenauts
·       Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
·       Developer: 5th Cell Media
·       Lead Level Designer: Matt Cox

Portable Game of the Year
Scribblenauts
·       Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
·       Developer: 5th Cell Media
·       Producer: Joseph M. Tringali
·       Creative Director: Jeremiah Slaczka
·       Game Director: Jeremiah Slaczka